Hit Two Cars Motorist Is Fined
"He would have run over the constable on point duty, if he had not crashed into a passing car," said Sergeant Johnson (police prosecutor)…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1936
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Tramway Employees' Conference
Melbourne, Thursday. -- The Australian Council of the Tramway Employees' Association will open its conference in Sydney on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Motor Cyclist Injured
Yesterday afternoon Ronald Featherstone, of the N.R.M.A. cycle patrol service, came into collision with a motor delivery van at the corner…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Car Overturns
Last Sunday a motor car skidded and overturned on Princes Highway, Arncliffe, and the two occupants were thrown out. The driver, H. Lewis, of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Motor Cycle Firm
A new motor cycle firm--Messrs. Palmer and Goodsell--has commenced business at 188 Forest Road, Hurstville. Their aim is to provide…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Noisy Motor Bikes
James McLaughlin was fined £1, with 56 costs, for driving a motor cycle in Prince's Highway, Sylvania, causing undue noise with broken…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Kogarah Police Court. Motorists Fined
Thomas Bishop was fined 156 for driving a car in Belmore Road, Hurstville, without a licence, colliding with a boy on a bicycle. The woman…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Crash at Rockdale. Man Killed, Four Persons Injured
Alan Atkin, 23, of West Botany Street, Rockdale, was killed, and four other persons were injured, when two motor cars collided at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Traders' Dinner
The Minister for Transport, Mr. Bruxner, will be the guest of the Motor Traders' Association of New South Wales, at its annual dinner…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bridge Tournament
The House Committee have decided that the first Bridge Tournament of the season will take place on Wednesday, February 26, at 8 p.m. for which two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Reports
The N.R.M.A. Newcastle representative, reporting on the main road to Nelson's Bay, states that it has a tar surface to Stockton and the Port Stephens shire boundary and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Western Road Delivery
The Minister for Road Transport, Mr. Bruxner, announced last night that, following a deputation from the Motor Traders' Association, he had…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →May Train Olympic Cyclists
MORE than satisfied with his performance in bringing home six and a half winners out of eight races, plus a number of minor places…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Casualties. Man Killed by Train
George Lear, 50, of Taylor-street, Lidcombe, an electrician at the railway workshops at Eveleigh, was killed near Macdonaldtown station yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Run Down by Train Electrician Killed
Death came instantaneously to George Lear, 50, of Taylor Street, Lidcombe, yesterday, when he was struck by a Homebush-bound train…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →State's Motor Claim Demands More of Federal Tax N.S.W. Expenditure on Roads Minister Tells
A GREATER proportion of the proceeds of motor taxation is spent on roads in N.S.W. than in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Revolver Found in Car Harbor Bridge Chase
Detectives continued their inquiries yesterday into the chase over the Harbor Bridge late on Wednesday night after a stolen car, during…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Q'land Rain Bridge Under Water BRISBANE
As the result of torrential rain the Herbert River Bridge, between Townsville and Cairns, is under water, and the train service has been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stolen Car. Chase on Harbour Bridge. Dramatic Incidents
A dramatic chase after a stolen car occurred on the Harbour Bridge early yesterday morning. Constable Coote was nearly run down by a desperate motorist…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Roads for Defence In North Australia. Need for Construction. Brisbane
Queensland is ready to co-operate with the Federal Government in any plans that may be made for constructing northern roads for defence purposes. The Minister for Public…
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